Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
January 17th, 7:30 pm, Beatniks & Hammond Community Theatre present 18th Anniversary and Preview Show, A preview of the upcoming Season of Shows, Comedy, Songs, Improv, Refreshments, Raffles/Prizes. Beatniks on Conkey, 418 Conkey Street, Hammond. Donations accepted. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.beatniksonconkey.com
January 14th through February 9th, King James, Janet Allen Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington, Indianapolis. FYI www.irlive.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
January 13th, 7:00 pm, Reading, Pennies by Hansol Jung, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 14th, 7:00 pm, Reading, This Part of His Life Blooms by Christina Anderson, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 16th, 7:00 pm, Suzy Eddie Izzard Talks Shakespeare N’Stuff [Forsooth], a one-night-only benefit. The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $80. FYI www.chicagoshakes.com
January 16th, 7:00 pm, Reading, Pennies by Hansol Jung, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 17th, 2:00 pm, Reading, FEAST! by Calamity West, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 17, 7:00 pm, Reading, The Audience Unseen by Ike Holter, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 18th, 11:00 am, Reading, This Part of His Life Blooms by Christina Anderson, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 18, 3:00 pm, Reading, The Audience Unseen by Ike Holter, 2026 New Stages Festival, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org/NewStagesFestival
January 18th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Opera Theatre presents Discovery Concert: In America's Embrace. Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. $25-$65. FYI chicagooperatheater.org/
Through January 18th, North American Premiere, RAIN: for babies and their carers, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. RAIN is crafted specifically for newborns to crawling babies and their caretakers. $15-$30. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/35466/production/1257564
Through January 18th, Brightside Theatre presents Phantom in Concert, Madden Theater, North Central College, 171 Chicago Ave in Naperville. $32-$37. FYI 630-447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSidetheatre.com
**** Through January 24th, Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. Tickets: $15-$30 on sale November 28th. FYI PegasusTheatreChicago.org.
Through February 8th, Otherworld Theatre Company presents PROSPERA: A SCI-FI RETELLING OF SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$30. FYI (773) 975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org
January 13th through February 22nd, TimeLine Theatre Company presents Eureka Day, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI timelinetheatre.com, or www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
January 15th through February 22nd, Chicago Premiere, Birds of North America, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $30-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.
Through January 25th, Amadeus, Ensemble Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through February 28th, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
Through April 30th, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, 113th Mainstage Revue, This Too Shall Slap, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through March 1st, Milwaukee Rep presents The Fisherman's Daughters, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
January 13th through February 8th, Milwaukee Rep presents The Lehman Trilogy, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Now Playing Internationally:
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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